Do you ever ask yourself “What IS my passion and what would make me happy? How do I decide what I want to do?”

Sometimes it’s difficult to determine what you want to do with your life. Whether you are deciding for the first time or if you currently have a career or a job that you don’t enjoy, this short set of questions will help guide you toward a good choice of direction.

Now look at any similarities in your answers and draw some ideas from them. You can now take this information and research the field of possibilities in the areas you have compiled.

When you wonder “How do I know when I have found my passion?” just ask yourself this question: “If I won the lottery today, would I keep doing what I am doing now?” If the answer is “yes” then you are (or will be) doing what makes you happy.

The Woman’s Guide to Living Your Dreams!

The quick and practical guide to dream achievement

Dust off your dreams and begin your journey toward the life you desire for you and your family!

This book is a fun and motivational guide, helping women live a happy and inspiring life. You’ll formulate a path to your dreams, learn how to build excellent daily habits and learn how to create the time for your goals using a proven, step-by-step, time management technique. All of this is built around a busy woman’s schedule.

Excerpt from Rewiring Your Brain: Dr Rose says “Shanna’s written this book and it’s a workbook. It’s a really excellent and well done workbook and I’m sure anybody that would follow all the steps that she says here, they are going to be very helped.”

Watch for my new book: Onramp to Your Future(for teens). Due out in the spring of 2012.

There is nothing in life as powerful as mastering the skill of goal setting and there is no other skill that can take you farther. Thus, if you are going to master one skill in life, it should be the skill of proper and effective goal setting.

Goal setting is powerful and it will take you to the places you have only imagined. It will lead you straight down the path of your dreams.

So how do you harness this powerful skill? You study, read, practice and find a teacher or a mentor. You master goal setting the same way you acquire any other skill in your life.

Your goals must be written, specific, realistic, have a purpose, and a deadline. You must create a plan and then take the actions steps in that plan.

When you begin taking action, you will not allow anything to stop you. You are unstoppable, you are focused and determined; you believe in yourself and in your goals.
When you believe, you shall achieve.

…Just jump on over, check the bottom of your shoes and you will see why.

The real trick in finding the “greener grass” you desire, is to water and fertilize the grass on your side of the fence. You will soon find that your grass is greener than you ever dreamed of…..even those pesky “brown spots” will magically disappear.

The water and fertilizer you will need is your determination and persistence.

Are you having a difficult time finding your water and fertilizer? You can find it in our program which is fun, motivational, instructional, positive, and personal; it will give you the opportunity to……..LIVE YOUR DREAMS!!!!!

1. A PENNY – You can’t say “I’m Broke.”
2. An ERASER – You can make all of your mistakes disappear.
3. An ELASTIC BAND – To stretch yourself beyond your limits.
4. A STRING – To tie things together when they seem to be coming apart.
5. A MARBLE – To use if someone says “You have lost your marbles.”
6. A STAR – To wish upon when it seems your dreams are lost.
7. A “HUG ME” button – So you can get a hug to lift your spirits.

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What is your dream: a new house, a better relationship with your spouse or partner, to get out of debt, to live a healthier life style or just to lose a few pounds? Do you find yourself wasting a lot of time and not doing anything that will help you reach your goals in life?

How can you motivate yourself to change so you can get exactly what you want out of life?

Motivate Yourself - Change Your Life

Firstly, you have to WANT to change; you must choose to change. You, and only you, are in control of your destiny. Choosing to change means that you are willing to do what it takes to get what you want in life; you will give up your daily status quo routine in exchange for something better for tomorrow.

Secondly, you must break through barriers to change. Decide what you want and then make a commitment to yourself. Write down your commitment and make a list of the actions you will need to take. Write down what you must give up and how you will do it. Make a plan to not overwhelm yourself, because that will cause failure.

Thirdly, you must motivate yourself. Write down what motivates you; take the time to assess your life and learn about yourself. Know your likes, your dislikes, and what makes you happy and sad. Be aware of what you want in life and put it on paper. You need to know these things before you can begin to change anything.

Don’t let life decide change for you. Don’t wait so long that you have no choice. For example, you lose your job so you have to find a new one or your doctor gives you bad news about your health and now you have to lose weight or suffer terrible consequences.

There are times when you know you need to change, but you only think about it; you don’t take action. Instead of being proactive like seeking new employment before you are laid you off or taking care of yourself, you wait until it’s too late and then you are forced into action.

If you know you want something better in your life, why not take action now?

Find Your Motivation

What do you envision for yourself? What do you want in life? What would make you happy? Get a clear vision of what you want; your vision will solidify your commitment and give you a direction for action.
Without vision, how will you know where you are going? You will continue to live your life status quo and the circumstances of every day will determine your destiny for you.
Motivation to change comes from within.

Our self development course will help you work through all of these questions and give you guidance. Through live calls and recorded lessons, we work with you to help you be happier, healthier and more motivated. Start today turning your dreams into reality.

Do you want more out of life; do you wish you were happier, healthier, or made more money? Would you like to spend more time with your family or work from home? Below are steps you can take to begin your journey on getting what you desire:

1. Decide what you want in life
2. Write it down
3. Set up a plan
4. Take action every day
5. Have a positive attitude
6. Do something kind every day

You can be successful at anything, if you choose to be; you can do it, if you make a plan and take action!

If you need guidance or can’t seem to motivate yourself, we teach in-depth techniques
in our course on each of these steps. You’ll have more self confidence, be more
motivated and feel energized! You will accomplish the things you set out to achieve
when you follow our plan.

Ken and I (Shanna) appreciate the freedoms we enjoy every day. We feel we have a great opportunity to give back to our veterans, and to those currently serving in our military, or their spouses here on the home front…Thank you!

We are offering 10 free memberships per month to those who have so bravely served, or are serving, our country. Each month we will offer 10 free program enrollments. Please review our program by clicking on the word “mentoring” above in the tab section or at the bottom of this post before submitting a request. We would like to know that you are committed and that you feel this program will be of value to you. We want to keep spots open to those who truly want to use the program to improve their lives.

This will be on a “first come first served” basis. We reserve the right to expand this free program when the need arises.

If you are a veteran or veteran’s spouse, who could truly benefit from our program, please leave a reply at the bottom of this post or send me an email: shanna@goalsmentor.com. You will be personally contacted via e-mail; no spam, no bulk mail….personally, just like our Goals Mentor program….personal.

Please be prepared to offer the following information for enrollment:
(This information will be held in the strictest confidence and not shared with anyone)

For the holidays and through the New Year, we are running a one-time special where you can bring a friend. You and a friend can go through our proven program together. Give the gift of success and reach your dreams together!

The Gift of Success

Don’t just set New Year resolutions in 2011; set effective written goals. Don’t keep putting off your dreams.

Live calls and daily emails to keep you motivated. 6 recorded lessons to watch at your own time. Lifetime access to the website, lessons, live calls and new tools.

Our lessons and live calls teach effective goal setting, time management, how to break bad habits and then how to create good habits, how to motivate yourself, and much more. You will be more self confident and your quest for self improvement will become a way of life.

Click on the Special Pricing Button at the top of the right sidebar to get more information about this special or email me at shanna@goalsmentor.com with any questions you may have.

Listen to some excerpt from our live calls by clicking here: Audio Page

We have just posted some exciting new excerpts on our Video and Audio page. These questions are from live calls and real questions our members have presented. The live interaction in our program is thrilling and unique, not just a box of CDs in the mail!

We hope you will take the time to listen to some of the outstanding answers to questions that people just like you want to know about! The following two excerpts are just a sample of what you will find on the audio page.

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Do you have things you want to accomplish but you never seem to get around to taking action? Setting goals is a powerful and effective way to get results. That is what our program is all about; teaching, motivating and being there for you.

Enjoy this audio clip which is taken from a live Q&A we held for our members. Ken talks about how goals make you accountable and how they help you gain control over your life.Click on the arrow below and listen from your computer

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Our lessons and live calls teach effective goal setting, time management, how to break bad habits and then how to create good habits, how to motivate yourself, and much more. You will be more self confident and your quest for self improvement will become a way of life.

Visualization is a key factor in staying motivated. Your mind activates and starts working on your dreams every time you “see” your goal.
Using visualization is easy when you use a dream board. A dream board is a collage of your goals. Simply create a dream board and hang it where you will see it regularly.

Arrange your words and pictures in a fun manner and attach them to your board. Hang your dream board in your shower (using a large waterproof zipper bag), next to your mirror, bed, or in your work area and look at it often.

Stay motivated and energized by starting every day with visualization of your future!

Mental vs. Written vs. Honey-Do

The infamous To-Do List…
I think we all know about this nifty little tool in our lives. There are different kinds of To-Do lists: the Mental List, the Written List, and the all time favorite, Honey Do List. All of these can be effective tools, although, they do differ in their effectiveness.The “Mental List”
This list is used by all of us. We all ponder over the things we want to get done, the things we need to get done, and the things we wish we could get done. The main problem with the Mental List is its vastness. It can be as big as our minds will allow it to be. The Mental List, along with its vastness, is usually not as organized as it should be and can be overwhelming. It is ever-changing and forming to meet our immediate needs.

The flexibility of the Mental List is another of its downfalls. We can easily place obstacles in our own way. We can all find reasons, or excuses, why we can’t get something done. On this list, it is far too easy to put things off until tomorrow. With the Mental List we often retreat to the comfort of our own mind, where we justify our actions with the very secure feeling that someday these things will be done, and when they are, all things will be okay. This shows the ineffectiveness of the Mental List. A good friend of mine once told me “The Mental List is wonderful…….a wonderful waste of time.”

The “Written List”
This is the most effective of all the To-Do lists. Its simplicity is its most powerful characteristic. It is not as easily changed as the Mental List.

The Written List is firm and works best if kept brief and prioritized. One of the best features of the Written List is the act of crossing off items as they are completed. Not only are things getting done, but you see the list getting smaller. This simple reward of a shrinking list has a very large impact on your subconscious mind. Your mind will then motivate you to do the next task, as it loves to be rewarded.

Another advantage of the Written List is that your creation of obstacles is more difficult. If there is, in fact, an obvious obstacle to a particular task, it is best to write down that obstacle as its own task. A good example of this happened to me recently. I had to rake the leaves from my yard but before I could do that I had to buy a new rake. I simply put that obstacle on my To-Do list as “Buy a new rake.” Once that was completed, I had no reason NOT to rake the leaves from my yard. One easy step….two things off the list! If I were using the Mental List I could have easily put this off until the snow flew. The Written List holds you accountable to yourself, and it works.

The “Honey Do List”
This list can come in two forms, the verbal and the written. I’m sure most of us would prefer to hear the Verbal List. Why? Simple; as with the Mental List, it can easily be overcome by merely stating that you forgot or some other lame excuse. This may work a few times but, more often than not, the author of this verbal list will quickly recognize their error and present you, as if by magic, a Written List.
Now you have two lists. That in itself, can become overwhelming. The easy remedy to this situation is to move the things from the Honey-Do List to your Written List.

Conclusion
I must admit I was a victim of the Mental List strategy. My wife, on the other hand, has used the Written List exclusively for years. The difference was she was getting things done and I was simply talking a big game, with no real results. She did try to convert me many times, but I held fast to my beliefs and paid the consequences with constant inefficiency. The why, when and how to all of this can be learned and fine tuned by simply visiting www.goalsmentor.com and enrolling in their straightforward course. The fact is, she finally convinced me to try it. I now use the Written List and it works like a charm.

Goals Mentor is fortunate to have the opportunity to work with closely with Curtis Howe who is a successful speaker and motivational trainer. Curtis has over 10 years of experience in helping others and is a Master Practitioner and Trainer of NLP Techniques.

Curtis taught an outstanding live session on the basics of NLP and during this session, he shared some fun exercises you can use. We recorded this call and we are excited to share it! Please feel free to listen from your computer or download the MP3 version.

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For just one week, think before you commit to saying a negative word or statement. When you do this, it will improve your happiness, make you more enthusiastic and move you in the direction of your goals.

The Reveal is a audio book written by Rudy Reuttiger and Nikko Zorbas. It is easy listening and very motivational. You can click on this link and listen to samples of the book: The Reveal.

Watch for our upcoming interview with Rudy Reuttiger where he will talk about his new book, The Reveal. He is also going to share some ideas about goal setting and how goals have played a huge part in his life!